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Poor aircraft utilisation, airlines’ albatross

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian airlines have about the lowest aircraft utilisation in the entire world. Having utilisation of about six hours in a 24-hour period while their counterparts in other countries have between 16 to 18 hours of aircraft operations show how difficult it would be for them to meet operating costs, Writes, WOLE SHADARE Eye opener A visit to the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Saturday night revealed a stark reality about airline operations…

United Nigeria Airline to begins flight operations to Benin, Obaseki opens business space

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Edo tourism sector has continued to attract attention from key investors and players in both the national and global economy, with the latest coming from United Nigeria Airlines, which has concluded plans to commence flight operations to Benin City, the Edo State capital, further increasing the number of airlines operating in the State. The Benin route has continued to experience increased passenger traffic in the wake of the opening up of the business space…

Qatar Airways Selects Starlink to Enhance In-Flight Experience

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways is now the largest airline to collaborate with Starlink and roll out a complimentary high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity experience onboard specific aircraft and routes. Starlink’s service will be a further enhancement of Qatar Airways’ 5-star onboard experience. Once the service is active, passengers will be able to enjoy ultra-fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 Megabits per second which can be used for a variety of internet-based services such as video streaming their…

Kenya Airways crowned Africa’s leader in Economy class, inflight magazine at WTA awards 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways has been crowned as the winner for Africa’s leading Airline for its Economy Class Service and In-flight Magazine (Msafiri) at the World Travel Awards 2023. This is the fifth year Kenya Airways has received an award in Africa’s Leading Airline – Economy Class category and the second consecutive year the Msafiri magazine has been named Africa’s Leading Inflight Magazine. Kenya Airways was feted at the Africa & Indian Ocean World…

Aviators Africa Appoints Ronnie Business Development Manager – Aviation Sustainability

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aviators Africa, a leading force in the aviation industry has announced the appointment of Afema Ronnie as the new Business Development Manager – Aviation Sustainability. Ronnie brings a wealth of expertise to this pivotal role. With a strong academic foundation, including a Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics from Makerere University, Ronnie has been dedicated to the aviation sector from the outset. This commitment led Ronnie to undergo flight operations training at Ninety Nines Flight School…

United Nigeria Airlines takes delivery of A320, to expand route network

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 aircraft, which it will deploy to upgrade services on its expanding routes. The Airbus, which entered Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday, October 15, was welcomed with a water salute by operatives of the Fire Service of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Head of Corporate Communications of United Nigeria, Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, said in a statement that the aircraft…

NCAA to ground deficient airports, say non-certification affected Nigeria’s ICAO audit

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Kaduna flights stoppage more of security issues than poor facilities-Nuhu The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu on Saturday said the regulatory body would not certify any airport that fails to meet the necessary requirements for certification. He disclosed that any airport that has a deficiency would be grounded to the level of status they are. The NCAA DG equally lamented that the lack of certification of the airports…

Documents show Olateru resigned as Director in Omni-Blu, NCAA DG dismisses conflict of interest allegation

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu has debunked reports that the aviation regulatory body suspended the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) process of Omni-Blu Aviation because of alleged involvement of the Director-General of Nigeria Investigation Safety Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru in the shareholding of the airline. Nuhu, while fielding questions from journalists at the retirement and book launch of a former spokesman of NCAA, Sam Adurogboye on Saturday, clarified that there…

Govt. promises to fix Kaduna airport, decries decrepit aerodrome facilities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has promised the governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani to improve the facilities of the Kaduna Airport. The Minister made this known in his office during the Governor’s visit on Friday. Sani who was a visitor in the Minister’s office expressed concerns over the decrepit state of the Kaduna Airport, describing the facility as an eyesore and the inability of aircraft to land at the moment. “This…

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